Life Takes Employer’s Role

- T H E - J O B E XPERIEN CE
ENGINEERING CO-OP
Engineering Requirements Practices
GRADUATES W IT H O N
Provide Full-time
Positions a
PROGRAM INFORMATIO
N EEDS
Provide Supervision
a TO MEET YOUR HIRING N
Provide Mentor
a
Hourly Wage
a For more than 90 years, the University of Louisville’s
Complete J.B. Speed School of Engineering has been one Academic Disciplines
Performance a of the top choices in the country for engineering
• Bioengineering (BE)
Appraisal graduates. By combining on-the-job training
Discuss Performance through a mandatory co-op program and a • Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Appraisal with a thorough classroom curriculum, J.B. Speed School • Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Student of Engineering is a leader in engineering education.
Review and Approve • Computer Engineering & Computer Science (CECS)
Co-op Report a Co-op is an ACCE accredited academic program
integrating classroom learning with work experience • Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)
Exit Interview in the student’s field of study. Students normally
a co-op with the same employer for three alternating
• Industrial Engineering (IE)
Request Final Co-op • Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Presentation a semesters beginning in their fifth semester of
study. Upon the completion of their undergraduate
Provide Full-time degree, students have a full year of professional
Positions a work experience.
The employer’s role is to: provide a
Co-op Schedule full-time paid position that is relevant
Spring 2019: Jan. 2 - May 3, 2019 (18 weeks) Spring 2020: Jan. 6 - May 1, 2020 (18 weeks) to the student’s career, mentor the
Summer 2019: May 6 - Aug. 16, 2019 (15 weeks) Summer 2020: May 4 - Aug. 14, 2020 (15 weeks) student, and evaluate the student’s
performance. In return, companies
Fall 2019: Aug. 19 - Dec. 13, 2019 (17 weeks) Fall 2020: Aug. 17 – Dec. 11, 2020 (17 weeks)
have access to motivated, productive
engineers who can perform entry-level
engineering tasks and free experienced
J.B. Speed School of Engineering 2018 Co-op Salary Averages personnel to work on higher priorities.

Major
BE CECS CEE CHE ECE IE ME YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ENGINEERS
Starting Co-op
$15.94 $17.86 $15.68 $17.86 $18.85 $17.52 $17.52
Average ($/hr.)
Starting Co-op Average in
$14.20 $17.31 $17.29 $17.29 $18.81 $17.84 $17.56 Convenient, Employer-focused Services for your Assistance:
Louisville ($/hr.)
n Job Postings: n On-campus Interviews
Starting Co-op Range
($/hr.)
$8.25-$27.60 $10.25-$45.00 $11.00-$25.00 $10.00-$29.79 $10.00-$31.24 $13.53-$25.00 $12.50-$36.00 l Co-op n Resume Books
Average Increase per l Part-time Employees n Career Fairs
$.65 l Graduate Interns
Rotation ($/hr.) n Information Sessions
4/2019

l Full-time Graduates n Capstone Project Referrals

l Alumni

Interested in hiring a Speed School Co-op or Graduate?

Learn more at: (502) 852-1368

louisville.edu/speed erica.gabbard@louisville.edu
 Employer Benefits
E N G IN E ERING
ENGINEERING CO-OP o fL
The co-op program provides:
n Access to a skilled, short-term,
CONN E C T w it h U
cost-effective workforce.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
n Opportunity to evaluate potential
full-time employees.
n Reduced recruiting and training costs.
n Students with developed knowledge,
maturity and confidence to hit
the ground running.
n Graduates with a year’s worth
of experience.
Getting Started with the
J.B. Speed School
Career Development Office
• Contact Erica Gabbard via phone at
(502) 852-1368 or email
erica.gabbard@louisville.edu
• Log into the Speed Symplicity site to
register online under Engineering Employer
registration and post your own jobs at:
speed-louisville-csm.symplicity.com/
employers
• Visit our website at louisville.edu/speed/co-op
N
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIO
It Works!
n Engineering co-op students are motivated.
Our students want to learn and gain real world
engineering experience.
n Build your recruiting pipeline. Test your
future employees before graduation.
n There is no “contract” or fee to participate.
You interview and choose the students you
want.
n It’s cost effective. Co-op students are hired
as temporary hourly employees. You choose
the pay rate. Typical pay (2018) was $17.35
per hour.
Speed Co-op: required for every engineering student.
Each semester: 400 students working in 270 companies

Co-op Rotation
Students alternate periods of classroom instruction Bioenginieering students co-op on an alternate
and co-op as shown in the following schedule. schedule as indicated by “BE”.

Undergraduate Studies Graduate Studies

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Co-op #3
Summer Academic Studies Academic Studies Academic Studies
BE Co-op #2
Co-op #2
Fall Academic Studies Academic Studies Academic Studies Academic Studies
BE Co-op #1
Co-op #1
Academic Studies
Spring Academic Studies BE Academic Academic Studies Academic Studies
BE Co-op #3
Studies